Shuttle Discovery returned to Earth braking out of orbit for the glide back to Earth after a two-week station assembly mission. Landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida occurred at 1:01 p.m. EST. Nov 7, 2007. Photo by ©Gene Blevins/LA DailyNews©
The most dramatic and challenging moments of the mission came on Saturday (click here), when the shuttle crew and the three astronauts aboard the space station teamed up to repair a damaged solar wing.
Using wire cutters, pliers and homemade tools, Scott Parazynski made the repairs in a single unplanned spacewalk. His seven-hour excursion - one of the most dangerous repairs ever attempted in orbit - also marked the farthest anyone had ventured from the space station.
Melroy described herself as a bit of a "terrified mom" when she sent Parazynski out to repair the array. "Maybe you heard me squeak: 'Be careful,'" she joked....
